"Mr. Cyrny, we meet again."

United moved quickly and just two days later Rist received a call from United. They wanted to be able to talk to Rist about specific issues. The opponent in the negotiations with Rist is Peter, who is gradually replacing Manchester United CEO Edwards. Kenyon.

"Hello, Mr. Kenyon."

The last meeting was not very pleasant for Lister. Because Kenyon had some arrogance at that time, he looked down on an agent like Rister. And Kenyon was in charge of Manchester United's commercial promotion before, and he had no contact with the player's agent. Therefore, he seems to be underestimating the football agent industry. But today, Kenyon is smiling, and his attitude has completely changed.

But there's a reason for that. Because of the old pervert of Manchester United's former CEO Edwards, because there are too many scandals on his body, the Manchester United board of directors can no longer bear it. Edwards had many scandals, including the scandal of public funds recruiting prostitutes on official trips. But if Edwards' funniest scandal is that every time he goes to the stadium to watch a game, one of his favorite things to do is peep in the bathroom. As Edwards, he wants women, all kinds of women.

But this guy is such a fetish, he likes to peep in the toilet, and he has been caught many times. So once Edwards decided to watch the game, the biggest nervousness within United was how to watch Edwards. So much so that someone once said to Manchester United's hierarchy: "It's so brave that you dare to let Edwards go alone." ”

Manchester United's board of directors is now running out of patience. As a result, the board asked Edwards to resign as CEO of Manchester United. Kenyon began to take over his work in full. Therefore, he also has to participate in the negotiations on the transfer of players. Ruud van Nistelrooy was the first player transfer negotiation he was involved in. Kenyon is not proficient in player transfers, and should even be said to be very unfamiliar.

He had met with Alex Ferguson before he came. Ferguson's meaning is simple: he has to Ruud van Nistelrooy. In terms of Ferguson's position at Manchester United, such a transfer is entirely up to itself. But Ferguson is only one person after all, and he is not Nezha with three heads and six arms. Now that the Premier League is in full swing, Ferguson couldn't find time to meet with Rist.

And while the rights of the Premier League manager are great. But doesn't it mean that all the negotiations are attended by the head coach, and if that is the case, so many departments at the club are eating dry? The Premier League manager is completely exhausted.

If there is any difference between the Premier League and La Liga and Serie A, it is that the transfer department serves different people. In La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga, the transfer department of the general club belongs to the sports director, and the sports director can decide for himself which players need to be introduced. But the transfer department of a Premier League club is for the manager. The manager has his eye on someone. The task will be handed over to the transfer department. The transfer department then brings in players as requested by the manager.

Ruud van Nistelrooy's move is a big deal. So Peter. Kenyon personally went out to negotiate with Rist.

"Mr. Cyrny, you should know. I came to you this time for one thing, and that was the transfer of Ruud van Nistelrooy from PSV Eindhoven. ”

Peter. Kenyon was a miracle worker. He has made countless achievements commercially, and he will soon be in the process of creating a series of great results for Manchester United as well. But he is still a rookie when it comes to player transfers. Although the opponent is Manchester United. And the man in front of him is Manchester United's future CEO. But Rist didn't care at all. He said lightly, "Mr. Kenyon." I mean it very simply. I have a very good relationship with Manchester United and I would certainly like to continue working with Manchester United if possible. But my players and I are both people who need to eat, and we can't live by drinking air. ”

Kenyon is a rookie in player transfers. But he has been involved in numerous business negotiations. As soon as Rist spoke, Kenyon understood what Rist meant. To put it bluntly, it's just asking for money.

"Mr. Cirny, the £25 million you have proposed is outrageous. You have to know that the record transfer fee in English football is 15 million pounds. At that time, Alain. Shearer is one of the best centre-forwards in Europe with over 30 Premier League goals in three consecutive seasons. Van Nistelrooy is just a player who has just played in the Netherlands, and his stats are not as good as Shearer's back then. Twenty-five million pounds, some lions opened their mouths. ”

Listening to Kenyon's words, Rist smiled and shook his head. He even raised his index finger and shook it slightly. Then he said, "Mr. Kenyon, you're stealing a different concept. Alan. Shearer moved three and a half years ago. In Alain. Shearer's transfer to Barcelona was $20 million in the same year he moved to Barcelona, and $28 million when he arrived at Inter a year later. Vieri's move from Lazio to Inter Milan this summer was $50 million. Could it be that Vieri is twice as strong as Ronaldo in '97 this summer? No, no, no, it's all because of the price increase. ”

'If there's a striker in the Premier League who can score more than 30 goals in three seasons in a row, I don't think he's worth less than £30 million. If Shearer had been put to the present day, fifteen million pounds would not have bought his right leg. ”

Kenyon had a serious expression. Of course, he knew what Lister said, and he was indeed just changing concepts and confusing them. Because the high price of 25 million pounds is absolutely unacceptable to Kenyon and Manchester United.

So Kenyon changed his tone and put it in a different way: "Mr. Cernny, Manchester United can't afford 25 million pounds anyway." We don't have big funders like Moratti and Cragnoti, and we can't spend 50 million or 40 million dollars for players at will. Seventeen million pounds, we are willing to pay seventeen million pounds. ”

"No, no, no."

Rist said a few "no" words in a row, then sat up straight, looked at Kenyon and said: "The price I offer to Real Madrid is not less than the transfer fee of Anelka, Jose. Sanchez agreed. But the reason why I negotiated with Manchester United was because we had a very good relationship before. And more importantly, Real Madrid have a general election next year, and I don't want some surprises. But that doesn't mean I'm okay with such a big loss. Anelka's transfer fee is £23 million. I can get here. I'm ready to negotiate with Real Madrid, and for my players it's the same for Manchester United and Real Madrid. For me, a move to Real Madrid is much more profitable than a move to Manchester United. ”

The two sides are at loggerheads. It's all about the price. In a short period of time, Kenyon has understood that Ruud van Nistelrooy's transfer fee will not only be a transfer record for Manchester United, but also a transfer record for English football. But Kenyon wants to keep the transfer fee as low as possible, after all, it's not a small amount of money.

The two men were constantly haggling at the negotiating table. There was a gap of almost six million pounds between the two sides at first, but after a period of bargaining, it finally came to a halt of around twenty-one million pounds.

Before the negotiations, although Rist shouted a high price of 25 million pounds, Kenyon was prepared to bargain for less than 20 million pounds. Negotiated around 18 million pounds, 19 million pounds. However, because Real Madrid intervened before this negotiation, it was inadvertently already a great help to Lister.

Rist thanked Jose in his heart. Sanchez. Every time Rist needs to raise the price, Real Madrid will show up, Jose. Sanchez will appear. It's not like Rist is looking for him, it's exactly every time he shows up in front of Rist when he needs it most.

"Mr. Kenyon, four million pounds. I lost four million pounds, that's more than six million euros. If I were to work with Real Madrid, then more than six million euros would be my money. Six million euros, it hurts to think about it. ”

After cutting so much money, Rist had a heart-wrenching expression on his face, and then shook his head regretfully. But Rist was overjoyed. Because 21 million pounds sterling, converted into euros is almost about 32 million euros. In Lister's contract with Arneson, Lister needs to give PSV Eindhoven 20 million euros. Except for the money, the rest will go into Lister's pocket. That's more than 10 million euros.

Rist has been an agent for so long, and in addition to making a lot of money on Jankoller, this is the highest income this time. In addition to the income from the transfer fee, it also includes commissions, signing fees, and player salaries.

The player's transfer fee is the big one, and the rest of the commission and signing fee are small. Of course, it is a small amount compared to the transfer fee, but it is definitely a lot. The commission and signing fee add up to more than £3.5 million, and United will have to pay nearly £25 million if the transfer goes through. And Rist's income this time will exceed 15 million euros.

Money, money. Rist could even see countless banknotes smashing at him. After signing his own name, Rist was a little smug. In Shijie football, apart from the two South American agent predators Figel and Mascati, who else can operate such a lucrative transfer. In European football, there is no agent who can match Rist.

"Mr. Kenyon, a pleasure to work with. I hope to be able to continue to keep in touch and to be able to strengthen the contact in the future. I believe that we still have many opportunities to cooperate. ”

This time the contract is just a simple, initialed contract, not a formal contract yet. However, such initialed contracts also have legal effect. As long as Ruud van Nistelrooy's medical examination is passed, then the transfer will be officially effective.

"Mr. Cirny, I don't dare to ask for your players anymore. You look at so many clauses, a few more of your players, and we Manchester United are going to go bankrupt. ”

Kenyon wasn't in a bad mood either. Because he is now involved in footballer transfers, it is also his gradual replacement for Edwards. He had always felt that his talent at United had not been able to be used to the fullest, and now he thinks he finally has his chance. (To be continued......)